If you're seeking ways to build network-based applications or XML-based web services, Microsoft provides most of the tools you'll need. XML is integrated into the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET, but if you want to get a grasp on how .NET and XML actually work together, that's a different story. With,"NET & XML," you can get under the hood to see how the .NET Framework implements XML, giving you the skills to write understandable XML-based code that interoperates with code written with other tools, and even other languages.
,"NET & XML" starts by introducing XML and the .NET Framework, and then teaches you how to read and write XML before moving on to complex methods for manipulating, navigating, transforming, and constraining it. To demonstrate the power of XML in .NET, author Niel Bornstein builds a simple hardware store inventory system throughout the book. As you move from chapter to chapter, you'll absorb increasingly complex information until you have enough knowledge to successfully program your own XML-based applications. This tutorial also contains a quick reference to the API, plus appendices present additional .NET assemblies that you can use to work with XML, and how to work with the .NET XML configuration file format.
One study puts the potential market for new software based on XML at or near $100 billion over the next five years. The .NET Framework gives you a way to become a part of it. But to use XML and .NET effectively, you need to understand how these two technologies work together. This book gives you the insight to take full advantage of the power the two provide.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Hardly a Java book!:
A careful reader would have noticed the "using" keyword in the code sample, and realized that this is C#, not Java. I found this book a good supplement to the MSDN; its well-conceived examples got me off to a good start in this area.
aaaarrrrggggg Who wants java examples in a .net book:
i was looking for example on using the System.xml.serialize name space. This is the example copied from the book
public enum AddressType {
Home,
Office,
Billing,
Shipping,
Mailing,
Day,
Evening,
FAX
}
If you'll look again at Example 9-7, you'll see that each state is actually listed by its full name, not the abbreviation as listed in the State enumeration. Here I've added an XmlEnumAttribute for each state name. Note that I've... more info
Very Disappointed:
Note that I decided to write this review because I could not believe that so many people wrote so nice reviews about this book. My assumption is that someone or some people are really trying to sell this book, because this book is definitely not that good whatsoever. Actually, this book is definitely not what I expected from a .NET/XML book. I was expecting a practical book with some theory, a good description about .NET's XML implementation and good examples. This is not what this book included. I'm... more info
Just what I was looking for!:
Over the years, I've found it increasingly difficult to buy technology related books simply because of the speed in which they become obsolete. So now I look at each book as not only an instructional tome, but whether or not it will be useful 6 months down the road as a reference. This book (like many of O'Reilly's titles) has easily earned a place in my library. Mr. Bornstein's method of writing seems to fit very well with the way I learn, and his coverage of the subject matter makes this book a great... more info
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